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11 reasons why you should avoid dating a lawyer at all costs
Your mum would be so proud, but it sounds better than it is Imagine the joy on your mum’s face if you came home and told her you were dating a lawyer. We bet she’d be thrilled. Lawyers have it all:...
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Rich parents blocked from buying kids legal work experience as magic circle...
Allen & Overy and Freshfields in significant U-turn Instagram (Rich Kids of London) A pair of magic circle firms have reversed decisions to offer up work experience in a charity auction. The move...
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‘You can be a right glamour puss’: Solicitor fined £5,000 for ‘inappropriate’...
He claimed he was just trying to be supportive A family lawyer who sent a series of “inappropriate” messages to a vulnerable client — including one calling her “a right glamour puss” — has been slapped...
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DWF’s bid to clawback LPC fees from ex-trainee could be unenforceable...
Questions arise over legal status of firm’s lock-in clause The battle by mid-tier City law firms to prevent bigger-paying rivals from snapping up their top young talent has taken an interesting twist —...
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‘Divisive’ 3% pay boost for senior judges rejected by government watchdog
But how do our top judges’ pay packets measure up against those of City lawyers? A government watchdog has rejected a proposed 3% pay rise for some of the country’s most senior judges, describing the...
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Kim is here. Are you?
As virtual paralegals start work, how long before others stop? Towards the end of last year we told you to beware of Kim — and we didn’t mean Kardashian. We were referring instead to an army of virtual...
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Number of training contracts jumps by nearly 500
Law students welcome first major increase since financial crash The previously dwindling number of training contracts has experienced a welcome boost. The Law Society’s latest statistics report shows...
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A sleepless Prince
Google’s algorithms throw up an interesting comment on (some) lawyers’ lives Ever keen to sift the net for legal news, here at Legal Cheek only a few minutes can go by without one of us entering the...
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Employment judge calls for new legislation to tackle ‘fattism’ in the workplace
But lawyers aren’t convinced A leading employment judge has called for new legislation to tackle workplace discrimination directed at those who are overweight. Philip Rostant — an employment judge who...
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Nearly half of Irwin Mitchell’s new partners are women
Includes two who did their training contracts at the national firm Commercial and personal injury giant Irwin Mitchell has announced 13 new partners in its 2016 partner promotion round, six of whom are...
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Lawyer issues legal threat to restaurant after it fails to serve soup with...
“The menu is an offer for a contract by you. I accepted the offer” A lawyer has sent his local restaurant a strongly worded letter claiming it was in breach of contract after it failed to provide “beef...
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Ex-Squire Patton Boggs associate reveals ‘blatant’ gender discrimination and...
Female lawyer at global giant’s Qatar office missed her own grandmother’s funeral due to work demands A disgruntled lawyer, who until recently worked for international law firm Squire Patton Boggs, has...
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Match of The Day host calls for divorce lawyers to be replaced by...
Not so much taken out of the equation as taken out by the equation Relieved to have ‘solo-helmed’ his second divorce with minimum fuss and expense (£400 in court fees) Gary Lineker opened his heart to...
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Lord Harley’s claim for ‘interim relief’ against Law Society struck out by...
“Harry Potter” lawyer was seeking to restrain release of six closed files under a freedom of information request The controversial solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker, otherwise known as “Lord Harley of...
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Social mobility work experience scheme pledges to stay closer to students as...
PRIME seeks to move to next level after giving 4,000 kids City law placements in five years City law diversity scheme PRIME will prioritise the building of closer long term ties to students as its...
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Shakespeare meets Silk — Supreme Court Justice idea’s time has come
Could this be the next smash global TV format? Come up with a TV format that sells around the world and you can retire early to sit on your millions; the work of five minutes earning you sufficient to...
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‘Lawyer of the week’ confesses missing the most extraordinary moment of her...
The Supreme Court made legal history last month — shame the lawyer behind the case wasn’t in court to see it Jo Hickman, today crowned The Times’ lawyer of the week, has admitted that she wasn’t there...
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Liberty mocks UK Snoopers’ Charter in candid camera campaign film
Human rights charity documents people’s reactions to comedian demanding to look through their mobile phones A leading human rights charity has produced a candid camera-inspired film highlighting what...
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Over 1,000 wannabe lawyers vlogged about how they went ‘Above and Beyond’—...
The top minute-long clips — including winner — revealed A second year law student at UCL has won Herbert Smith Freehills’ ‘Above and Beyond’ vlogging competition — and will be heading on an...
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Women partners: Eversheds smashes 25% gender diversity target as CMS and...
The demographics of megafirms are changing Eversheds, CMS Cameron McKenna and Norton Rose Fulbright have become the latest corporate law firms to boost gender diversity with their partner promotions In...
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